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Top 20 cities

Victims Per Rank
Metropolitan Area No. of Victims 100,000 Population

1. Phoenix--Mesa, AZ 5,041 155.0
2. Los Angeles--Long Beach, CA 13,012 136.7
3. Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 4,381 134.6
4. Miami, FL 2,871 127.4
5. Houston, TX 5,243 125.5
6. Oakland, CA 3,002 125.5
7. Dallas, TX 4,152 118.0
8. Orange County, CA 3,320 116.6
9. New York, NY 10,641 114.2
10. San Diego, CA 2,978 105.8
11. Atlanta, GA 4,183 101.7
12. Washington, DC--MD--VA--WV 4,936 100.3
13. Denver, CO 2,041 96.8
14. Chicago, IL 7,946 96.1
15. Seattle--Bellevue--Everett, WA 2,186 90.5
16. Detroit, MI 3,963 89.2
17. Newark, NJ 1,719 84.6
18. Philadelphia, PA--NJ 4,168 81.7
19. Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 1,845 77.0
20. Nassau--Suffolk, NY 2,066 75.0

Woman Arrested in Check Scam

"Newnan police say 34-year-old Teresa Lyne Smith stole identities and passed bogus checks for 15 months. The check-writing total is estimated at more than $200,000."
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The Thief is in the Mail

"Identity theft is not just an online crime. Last year, the USPIS made 5,858 mail theft arrests."
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Hollywood Inspires Identity Theft

"Convicted I.D. Thief told investigators he learned his craft by watching the film Catch Me If You Can."
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Cops Nab Mail Theft Suspects

McGee said the investigation involved "a large amount of mail from several residences."
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The Meth Connection to Identity Theft

"Drug addiction plays a part in many crime rings," cops say.
By Bob Sullivan, Technology correspondent, MSNBC
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Stolen Mail a Growing Source of Identity Theft

Third in a series on the growing menace of identity theft for business and consumers.
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Upper Las Flores Mesa Drive Couple was the Victim of Mail Theft Late Last Month.

Local officials have encouraged residents to purchase locked mailboxes.
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